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There are some unique challenges that come with having a voracious reader on our hands - providing quality literature, vetting age appropriate content, giving them a challenge as necessary. I share some ideas in navigating these concerns..

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Before Austen Comes Aesop: The Children's Great Books and How to Experience Them - an interview with author Cheri Blomquist (podcast)

Before Austen Comes Aesop: The Children's Great Books and How to Experience Them by Cheri Blomquist

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide for Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren

Teaching the Classics (Center For Lit)

A Landscape with Dragons: The Battle for Your Child's Mind by Michael D. O'Brien

Honey for a Child's Heart by Gladys Hunt

Books Children Love by Elizabeth Laraway Wilson

Good Books for Catholic Kids (website)

Let the Authors Speak by Carolyn Hatcher

Common Sense Media: Book Reviews (website)

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This episode was recorded before I broke my wrist. That’s why I sound so normal.

Sofia joins me once again to discuss her newest venture into small business ownership. We discuss what makes a good shoe - comfort, flexibility, stability and all without sacrificing beauty for our little ones.

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They're all going back to school and it sounds fun and exciting. My listener is committed to homeschool but her peace is disrupted by these thoughts.

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A listener wonders if she is giving her kids enough time, presence and attention. What are realistic expectations?

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Hello all my listeners and I have such a backlog of questions that people have sent in over the last month or two while I've been busy attending to my own family and our family wedding and it's been a beautiful exceptionally busy summer so I have been backlogging your questions and trust me I'll get to them.

This is a part one, short my take on it, about meeting the needs of older kids when babies are absorbing so much time.

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